tòng chinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 從征 (“to go on a military expedition”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tawŋ͡m˨˩ t͡ɕïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tawŋ͡m˦˩ t͡ɕɨn˧˧] ~ [tɔŋ˦˩ t͡ɕɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tawŋ͡m˨˩ cɨn˧˧]

Verb

tòng chinh

1. (archaic, rare) to go on a military expedition; to voyage in the military